What's going on with Titi Ainau's hair? A doctor explains - voila! health

Hair expert: It's normal to lose a lot of hair in the shower (@ASHLEYWESTSTYLIST/TIKTOK)

Quite a few women after giving birth are stressed when they see the amount of hair falling from their head, but not all of them have the courage to share it with the whole world.

Last Thursday, the model Titi Ainau shared with her followers a hair loss that caused her to have bald patches.

"I didn't know whether to share, but it's stressful," she said, "this circle you see here is baldness or baldness that really popped up on me in the last few weeks. I've never had anything like this, and it's true that I gave birth three months ago and there is natural shedding, but it seems excessive to me." .

We turned to Dr. Sion Mercer, an expert in dermatology, aesthetics and laser, to understand what causes such hair loss. in men of different ages". Telogen aplobium usually appears about a month and a half to about four months after a state of physical or mental stress following a serious illness, difficult birth, injury, surgery, severe diet or mental stress. Usually, the problem will pass without treatment in about 6 months.

You can help the growth process by taking food supplements, iron, or an approved local product for hair loss in women (minoxidil), if the woman is not breastfeeding or pregnant.

What is certain - it passes.

Titi Ainau (Photo: Nir Pekin)

The hair loss that is common in women is the one that occurs a few months after giving birth.

This is a situation similar to Telogen Aplovium, but not exactly the same.

During pregnancy there is a strong hormonal effect, which increases the percentage of hair follicles that are in the growth phase.

This hormonal effect gradually passes after birth.

The birth itself is accompanied by strong physical and mental stress.

Because of this, after birth, many hair follicles can enter a state of rest, which is what often causes shedding that begins about two to four months after birth - but growth usually returns to functioning in a healthy and normal manner after six months or more.

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It is important to note that no phenomenon can be diagnosed without consulting and being examined by a specialist dermatologist.

Other reasons that can cause this baldness that Ainao suffers from, can also be alopecia, ringworm or even mechanical baldness.

For example, strong stretching to create a ponytail can cause hair loss, and especially spot baldness in the stretching areas at the front of the scalp.

"If every day you stretch your hair to the limit, and the hair remains stretched all day, the roots get tired over time. In this situation, baldness called Traction Alopecia may occur, which results from mechanical pressure on the hair root and is characterized by hair loss at the front of the scalp.

"There are specific solutions for hair loss, and most of them depend on the diagnosis of the cause of the loss.

In any case, treatment of hair loss will differ from patient to patient, and according to the specific case, and it requires examination and adjustment of treatment by a specialist dermatologist", concludes Dr. Mercer.

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